J.L. Hotzman's Missions
In the inside cover of a New Testament, Grandma Holtzman wrote this timeline, indicating the locations of the various missions and churches at which Grandpa Holtzman ministered.
The timeline (all in Illinois):
Sterling, 1904-1906
Davis, 1906-1907
Sherrard, 1907-1910
Mt. Pulaski, 1910-1913
Springfield, 1913
Sterling, 1913-1920
(J.L. retired to Sterling because of poor health in 1913; he passed away in Sterling in 1925.)
Ruth: High School Activities
Ruth: Grade 6 Project
Click to read all pages of Ruth's Illinois Project.
Inscription: "Written by My Darling Ruth, Lincoln School, Sterling, Illinois, 6th Grade, 1918."
Ruth (lower left)
Lowell Park, 1922
Looks like Grandma Hey was once a kid
having fun like us.
(Lowell Park, where Ronald Reagan was a lifeguard for 7 years, beginning in 1926)
(Grandma wrote girls' names on page in her photo album, but they are difficult to read. Best guess:
Top: Ruby
Middle: Jane, Mandy (?, only Ma is legible)
Bottom: Ruth, Madge (?, only Ma is legible), Ella